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No Son of Mine
Well, the key to my survival was never in much doubt the question was how I could keep sanetrying to find a way outthings were never easy for me peace of mind was hard to find and I needed a place where I could hide somewhere I could call mineI didn't think much about it til it started happening all the time soon I was living with the fear everyday of what might happen at nightI couldn't stand to hear the crying of my motherand I remember when I swore that, that would be the last they'd see of me and I never went home againthey say time is a healer and now my wounds are not the same I rang the bell with my heart in my mouth I had to hear what he'd sayHe sat me down to talk to me he looked me straight in the eyeshe said: You're no son, no son of mine You're no son, no son of mine You walked out, you left us behind and you're no son, no son of mine Oh his words how they hurt me, I'll never forget it and as the time, it went by, I lived to regret it You're no son, no son of minebut where should I go and what should I doyou're no son,no son of mine but I came herefor help, I came here for you Well the years they passed slowly I thought about him everyday what would I do, if we passed on the street would I keep running away in and out of hiding places soon I'd have to face the facts we'd havw to sit down and talk it over and that would mean going back they say that time is a healer and now my wounds are not the same I rang the bell with my heart in my mouth I had to hear what he'd say He sat me down to talk ro me he looked straight in the eye she said:You're no son of mine. |
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Hot sun beating down
burning my feet just walking around. Hot sun making me sweat 'Gators getting close, hasn't got me yet I can't dance, I can't talk. Only thing about me is the way I walk. I can't dance, I can't sing I'm just standing here selling everything. Blue jeans sitting on the beach, her dog's talking to me, but she's out of reach. She's got a body under that shirt, but all she wants to do is rub my face in the dirt. Cos, I can't dance, I can't talk. Only thing about me is the way I walk. I can't dance, I can't sing I'm just standing here selling. Oh and checking everything is in place, you never know who's looking on. Young punk spilling beer on my shoes, fat guy's talking to me trying to steal my blues. Thick smoke, see her smiling through. I never thought so much could happen just shooting pool. But I can't dance, I can't talk. The only thing about me is the way that I walk. I can't dance, I can't sing I'm just standing here selling Oh and checking everything is in place You never know who's looking on A perfect body with a perfect face - uh-huh. No, I can't dance, I can't talk. The only thing about me is the way I walk. No, I can't dance, I can't sing I'm just standing here selling everything. But I can walk. No I can't dance. No no no I can't dance No I said I can't sing. But I can walk. NEVER A TIME There is never a time to say cos it seems to me we've lost our way so we carry on, down the road and we live our lives haunted by all the things we say and do keep on missing, when I'm alone with you No there's never a time to change you don't get a chance to re-arrange it's a long long long way to go just to find out something, we both know can't you see what's going on it's so sad, that a love so strong, has gone All I know is what is true All I ask is for you To just look around and see You live your life locked in a dream Where nothing is real, and not what it seems We can't go on another day Just being afraid to say It's a long long way to fall When we both thought we had it all Well you know it's the time to say cos we're all played out, we've lost our way Oh, I hoped that you would be oh so understanding and by now you'd see, but oh no so sad, oh so sad, that's the way that it goes I know, I'm gonna tell you right now |
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Hold on my heart
Just hold on to that feeling We both know we've been here before We both know what can happen Hold on my heart 'Cause I'm looking over your shoulder Ooh please don't rush in this time Don't show her how you feel Hold on my heart Throw me a lifeline I'll keep a place for you Somewhere deep inside So hold on my heart Please tell her to be patient 'Cause there has never been a time That I wanted something more If I can recall this feeling And I know there's a chance Oh I will be there Yes I will be there Be there for you Whenever you want me to Whenever you call Oh I will be there Yes I will be there Hold on my heart Don't let her see you crying No matter where I go She'll always be with me So hold on my heart Just hold on to that feeling We both know we've been here before We both know what can happen So hold on my heart Just hold on my heart Hold on my heart |
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do you see the face on the tv screen
coming at you every sunday see the face on the billboard that man is me on the cover of the magazine there s no question why I m smiling you buy a piece of paradise you buy a piece of me I ll get you everything you wanted I ll get you everything you need don t need to believe in hereafter just believe in me cos jesus he knows me and he knows I m right I ve been talking to jesus all my life oh yes he knows me and he knows I m right and he s been telling me everything is alright I believe in family with my ever loving wife beside me but she don t know about my girlfriend or the man I met last night do you believe in god cos that s what I m selling and if tou wanna go to heaven I ll see you right you won t even have to leave your house or get out of your chair you don t even have to touch that dial cos I m everywhere and jesus he knows me ... won t find me practising what I m preaching won t find me making no sacrifice but I can get you a pocketful of miracles if you promise to be good, try to be nice god will take good care of you just do as I say, don t do as i do I m counting my blessings, I ve found true happiness cos I m getting richer, day by day you can find me in the phone book, just call my toll free number you can do it anyway you want just do it right away there ll be no doubt in your mind you ll believe everything I m saying if wanna get closer to him get on your knees and start paying |
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Mothers crying in the street
Children dying at their feet, tell me why People starving everywhere There's too much food but none to spare, tell me why Can you see that shaft of sunlight can you see it in my eyes I can feel the fire that's burning anger and hope so deep so deep within my heart before my eyes for some it's too late it seems there's no-one listening People sleeping in the streets no roof above, no food to eat, tell me why If there's a God, is he watching can he give a ray of hope so much pain and so much sorrow tell me what does he see when he looks at you when he looks at me what would he say it seems there's no-one listening Who would think it still could happen even in this time and place politicians, they may save themselves but they won't save their face just hope against hope it's not too late You say there's nothing you can do is there one rule for them and one for you, tell me why Listen can you see that shaft of sunlight can you see it in my eyes I can feel the fire that's burning anger and hope so deep so deep within my heart before my eyes for some it's too late it seems there's no-one listening Hurry for me, hurry for me, they cry |
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Well I've been waiting
Waiting here so long But thinking nothing Nothing could go wrong But now I know She has a built in ability To take everything she sees And now it seems I'm falling Falling for her She seems to have An invisible touch Yeah She reaches in Grabs right hold of your heart She seems to have An invisible touch Yeah It takes control and slowly tears you apart. I don't really know her I only know her name But she crawls under your skin You're never quite the same And now I know She's got something you just can't trust It's something mysterious And now it seems I'm falling Falling for her She seems to have An invisible touch Yeah She reaches in Grabs right hold of your heart She seems to have An invisible touch Yeah It takes control and Slowly tears you apart She don't like losing To her it's still a game Though she'll mess up your life You'll want her just the same Now I know She has a built in ability To take everything she sees And now it seems I've fallen Fallen for her She seems to have An invisible touch Yeah She reaches in Grabs right hold of your heart She seems to have An invisible touch Yeah It takes control And slowly tears you apart |
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Need I say I love you
Need I say I care Need I say that emotion's, Something we don't share I don't want to be sitting here trying to deceive you Cos you know I know baby I don't wanna go. We cannot live together We cannot live apart That's the situation I've known it from the start Every time that I look at you I can see the future Cos you know I know baby I don't wanna go. Throwing it all away Throwing it all away Is there nothing that I can say To make you change your mind I watch the world go round and round And see mine turning upside down You're throwing it all away. Who'll light up the darkness Who will hold your hand Who will find you the answers When you don't understand Why should I have to be the one Who has to convince you Cos you know I know baby That I don't wanna go. Some day you'll be sorry Someday when you're free Memories will remind you That our love was meant to be Late at night when you call my name The only sound you'll hear Is the sound of your voice calling Calling after me. Just throwing it all away Throwing it all away There's nothing I can say You're throwing it all away |
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I must've dreamed a thousand dreams
Been haunted by a million screams But I can hear the marching feet They're moving into the street Now did you read the news today They say the danger's gone away But I can see the fire's still alight They're burning into the night Too many men, too many people Making too many problems And not much love to go round Can't you see this is the land of confusion This is the world we live in And these are the hands we're given Use them and let's start trying To make it a place worth living in Oh Superman where are you now Everything's gone wrong somehow The men of steel, men of power Are losing control by the hour This is the time, this is the place So we look for the future But there's not much love to go round Tell me why this is the land of confusion This is the world we live in... I remember long ago Oh when the sun was shining And the stars were bright all through the night And the sound of your laughter as I held you tight So long ago I won't be coming home tonight My generation will put it right We're not just making promises That we know we'll never keep Too many men, too many people Making too many problems And not much love to go round Can't you see this is the land of confusion This is the world we live in And these are the hands we're given Use them and let's start trying To make it a place worth fighting for This is the world we live in And these are the names we're given Stand up and let's start showing Just where our lives are going to |
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I'm coming down
Coming down like a monkey But it's all right It's like a load on your back That you can't see Oh but it's all right Try to shake it loose, cut it free Let it go Just get it away from me 'Cos tonight, tonight, tonight I'm gonna make it right Tonight, tonight, tonight I'm going down Going down like a monkey But it's all right It's like a helter skelter Going down and down Round and round But just get it away from me Because tonight, tonight, tonight We're gonna make it right Tonight, tonight, tonight I've got some money in my pocket I don't remember where I got it I gotta give it to you So please answer the phone 'Cause I keep calling But you're never home What am I gonna do Tonight, tonight, tonight I'm gonna make it right Tonight, tonight, tonight You keep telling me I've got everything You say I've got everything I want You keep telling me you're gonna help me You're gonna help me but you don't But now I'm in too deep It's got me so that I just can't sleep Get me out of here Please get me out of here Just help me I'll do anything Anything if you'll just help Get me out of here I'm coming down Coming down like a monkey But it's all right Like a load on your back That you can't see But it's all right Try to shake it loose, cut it free Let it go But just get it away from me 'Cause tonight, tonight, tonight May be we'll make it right Tonight, tonight, tonight Please get me out of here Someone get me out of here Just help me I'll do anything Anything if you'll just help Get me out of here Tonight I'm gonna make it right Tonight, tonight, tonight |
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You know
You decorate the garage wall Hang in people's halls Live in secret drawers If you could look around you Wonder what you'd see Fiction That's all you really are I know Editorial dreams They can't make you real Tell me where you came from And where you're going to I won't ever no I'll never get to know her Or be the cause of anything she does I won't ever no I'll never get to know her Do you think this aching could be love? You know You've figured in some fantasies You would not believe What you've had to do Life goes on around you All because of you I won't ever no I'll never... You know That in twenty years or more You still look the same As you do today You'll still be a young girl When I'm old and grey I won't ever no I'll never |
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IN TOO DEEP
All that time I was searching, nowhere to run to, it started me thinking, Wondering what I could make of my life, who'd be waiting, Asking all kinds of questions, to myself, but never finding the answers, Crying at the top of my voice, no one listening, All this time, I still remember everything you said There's so much you promised, how could I ever forget. Listen, you know I love you, but I just can't take this, You know I love you, but I'm playing for keeps, Although I need you, I'm not gonna make this, You know I want to, but I'm in too deep. So listen, listen to me, You must believe me, I can feel your eyes go thru me, But I don't know why. I know you're going, but I can't believe it's the way that you're leaving, It's like we never knew each other at all, it may be my fault, I gave you too many reasons, beeing alone, when I didn't want to I thought you'd always be there, I almost believed you, All this time, I still remember everything you said, there's so much you promised, how could I ever forget. Listen, you know I love you, but I just can't take this, You know I love you, but I'm playing for keeps, Although I need you, I'm not gonna make this, You know I want to, but I'm in too deep. So listen, listen to me, I can feel your eyes go thru me It seems I've spent too long Only thinking about myself Now I want to spend my life Just caring bout somebody else. Listen, you know I love you, but I just can't take this, You know I love you, but I'm playing for keeps, Although I need you, I'm not gonna make this, You know I want to, but I'm in too deep. |
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Just as I thought it was going alright
I find out I'm wrong, when I thought I was right s'always the same, it's just a shame, that's all I could say day, and you'd say night tell it's black when I know that it's white always the same, it's just a shame, that's all I could leave but I won't go though my heart might tell me so I can't feel a thing from my head down to my toes but why does it always seem to be me looking at you, you looking at me it's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all Turning me on, turning me off, making me feel like I want too much living with you's just putting me through it all of the time running around, staying out all night taking it all instead of taking one bite living with you's just putting me through it all of the time I could leave but I won't go well it'd be easier I know I can't feel a thing from my head down to my toes why does it always seem to be me looking at you, you looking at me it's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all Truth is I love you more than I wanted to there's no point in trying to pretend there's been no-one who makes me feel like you do say we'll be together till the end I could leave but I won't go it'd be easier I know I can't feel a thing from my head down to my toes so why does it always seem to be me looking at you, you looking at me it's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all But I love you more than I wanted to there's no point in trying to pretend there's been no-one who makes me feel like you do say we'll be together till the end But just as I thought it was going alright I find out I'm wrong when I thought I was right it's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all Well I could say day, and you'd say night tell me it's black when I know that it's white it's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all That's all |
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I can't see you mama
But I can hardly wait Oh to touch and to feel you mama Oh I just can't keep away In the heat and the steam of the city Oh its got me running and I just can't brake So say you'll help me mama 'Cause its getting so hard - oh Now I can't keep you mama But I know you're always there You listen, you teach me mama And I know inside you care So get down, down here beside me Oh you ain't going nowhere No I won't hurt you mama But its getting so hard - oh Ha ha, ha ha ha ha, ha ha, argh Ha ha, ha ha ha ha, ha ha, argh Can't you see me here mama Mama mama mama please Can't you feel my heart Can't you feel my heart Can't you feel my heart oh Now listen to me mama Mama mama You're taking away my last chance Don't take it away Can't you feel my heart? Ha ha, ha ha ha, ha, argh It's hot, too hot for me mama But I can hardly wait My eyes they're burning mama And I can feel my body shake Don't stop, don't stop me mama Oh make the pain, make it go away - hey No I won't hurt you mama But its getting so hard - oh Now I can't see you mama But I know you're always there You taunt, you tease me mama But I never never can keep away It's the heat and the steam of the city Oh got me running and I just can't brake So stay don't leave me mama 'Cause its getting so hard - oh Don't go no no, don't go No no no, don't go |
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Got out of bed, wasn't feeling too good
With my wallet and my passport, a new pair of shoes The sun is shining so I head for the park With a bottle of Tequila, and a new pack of cigarettes I got a cousin and she got a friend Who thought that her aunt knew a man who could help At his apartment I knocked on the door He wouldn't come out until he got paid Now don't tell anybody what I wanna do If they find out you know that they'll never let me through It's no fun being an illegal alien It's no fun being an illegal alien Down at the office had to fill out the forms A pink one, a red one, the colours you choose Up to the counter to see what they think They said "It doesn't count man, it ain't written in ink" Don't trust anybody least not around here, cos It's no fun being an illegal alien It's no fun being an illegal alien It's no fun being an illegal alien It's no fun being an illegal alien An illegal alien, O.K. Consideration for your fellow man Wouldn't hurt anybody, sure fits in with my plan Over the border, there lies the promised land So don't tell anybody what I wanna do If they find out you know that they'll never let me through It's no fun being an illegal alien It's no fun being an illegal alien It's no fun being an illegal alien It's no fun being an illegal alien |
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Paperlate, paperlate
Paperlate, paperlate Paperlate, ooh I'm sorry but There's is no one on the line Paperlate, ooh I'm sorry but Rest easy, no news is good news Ooh it's too easy to live like clockwork Tick tock, watchin' the world go by Oh and a change would take too long So dry your eyes Ooh it's too easy to live in a cold sweat Just sitting dripping in pools below You can wipe your face, kill the pain But the fever won't go, no no Paperlate, we'll live together now Put your feet back on the ground Paperlate, don't worry now You're not alone, love will find you Paperlate, ooh I'm sorry but There's is no one on the line Paperlate, ooh I'm sorry but Rest easy, no news is good news Ooh it's too easy to compute youf future Takin' no risks and playin' too safe And a change would take too long So dry your eyes Ooh it's too easy to talk about rockin' the boat Makin' changes and changin' track Oh but you'd better not lock that door 'Cause you'll be comin' back Are you feeling faster Silence the only sound There's no need to be nice on the way up 'Cause you're not comin' down Paperlate, paperlate Paperlate, paperlate |
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Look up on the wall
There on the floor Under the pillow Behind the door There's a crack in the mirror Somewhere there's a hole in the window pane Do you think I'm to blame Tell me do you think I'm to blame (When we do it) You're never there (When you show it) You stop and stare (Abacab) He's in anywhere (Abacab) If you're wrapping up the world Cause you've taken someone else's girl When they turn on the pillow Even when they answer the telephone Don't you think that by now Tell me don't you think that by now (When we do it) You're never there (When you show it) You stop and stare (Abacab) He's in anywhere (Abacab) Doesn't really care You want it You've got it Now you know You want it You've got it Now you know It's an illusion It's a game Or reflection Of someone else's name When you wake in the morning Wake and find you're covered in cellophane Well there's a hole in the somewhere Yeah there's a hole in the somewhere Baby there's a hole in the somewhere Now there's a hole in the somewhere (When we do it) You're never there (When you show it) You stop and stare (Abacab) He's in anywhere (Abacab) |
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Found that man, reported missing
He wandered in his home Don't seem too bad, if you consider Just what he's been through Seems he met up with a gang of thieves Who mistook him for a man of means They locked him up then found he had no money So they let him go again Now he's back at home and happy Just to see the kids I wish, that I could really tell you All the things that happened to me And all that I have seen A world full of people their hearts full of joy Cities of light with no fear of war And thousands of creatures with happier lives And dreams of a future with meaning and no need to hide Keep it dark It seems strange to have to lie About a world so bright And tell instead a made up story From the world of night I wish, that I could really tell you All the things that happened to me And all that I have seen A world full of people their hearts full of joy Cities of light with no fear of war And thousands of creatures with happier lives And dreams of a future with meaning and no need to hide No need to hate No need to hide Keep it dark |
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Talk to me, you never talk to me.
Ooh, it seems that I can speak. I can hear my voice shoutin' out. But there's no reply at all. Look at me, you never look at me. Ooh, I've been sittin, starin', seems so long. But you're lookin' through me Like I wasn't here at all. No reply. There's no reply at all. Dance with me, you never dance with me. Ooh, it seems that I can move. I'm close to you, close as I can get. Yet there's no reply at all. There's no reply at all. Be with me. Seems you're never here with me. Ooh, I've been tryin' to get over there. Oh, but it's out of my reach. And there's no reply at all. There's no reply at all. I get the feelin' you're tryin' to tell me; Is there somethin' that I should know? What excuse are you tryin' to sell me? Should I be readin' stop or go? I don't know. Be with me. Seems you're never here with me. Ooh, I've been tryin' to get over there. Oh, but it's out of my reach. And there's no reply at all. There's no reply at all. I get the feelin' you're tryin' to tell me; Is there somethin' that I should know? What excuse are you tryin' to sell me? Should I be readin' stop or go? I don't know. Maybe deep down inside, I'm tryin' for no one else but me, too stubborn to say, "The buck stops here. I'm not the one you're lookin' for." But maybe deep down inside, I'm lyin' To no one else but me. Oh, but my back is up. I'm on my guard With all the exits sealed. Listen to me, you never listen to me. Oooh, and it seems there's no way out. I've been tryin' but we cannot connect. And there's no reply at all. There's no reply at all. There's no reply at all. No reply at all. Is anybody list'nin? Oh, there's no reply at all... |
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See the lonely man there on the corner,
What he's waiting for, I don't know, But he waits everyday now. He's just waiting for something to show. And nobody knows him, And nobody cares, 'Cos there's no hiding place, There's no hiding place - for you. Looking everywhere at no one, He sees everything and nothing at all - oh. When he shouts nobody listens, Where he leads no one will go - oh. He's a lonely man, there on the corner, What he's waiting for, I don't know, But he waits everyday now. He's just waiting for something to show - oh. Nobody knows him, And nobody cares, 'Cos there's no hiding place, There's no hiding place - for you and me. Are we just like all the rest, We're looking too hard for something he's got Or moving too fast to rest. But like a monkey on your back you need it. But do you love it enough to leave it - ah. Just like the lonely man there on the corner, What he's waiting for, I don't know - oh. But he waits every day now. He's just waiting for that something to show - oh. Who's the lonely man there on the corner, What he's waiting for, I don't know. But he's there every day now. And he's just waiting for something to show - oh. Who's the lonely man there on the corner, What he's waiting for, I don't know. Oh but he waits every day now. He's just waiting for that something to show |
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All I need is a TV show, that and the radio
Down on my luck again, down on my luck again I can show you I can show you some of the people in my life I can show you I can show you some of the people in my life It's driving me mad just another way of passing the day I, I get so lonely when she's not there I... You're just another face that I know from the TV show I have known you for so very long I feel you like a friend Can't you do anything for me, can I touch you for a while Can I meet you another day and we can fly away I can show you I can show you some of the people in my life I can show you I can show you some of the people in my life It's driving me mad just another way of passing the day I, I get so lonely when she's not there I... Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on again Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on again I can see another face Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on again I can see another face Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on again |
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Times were good
She never thought about the future, she just did what she would Oh, but she really cared About her music, it all seemed so important then And she dreamed that everytime that she performed Everyone would cry for more That all she had to do was step into the light And everyone would start to roar And on the road Where all but a few fall by the wayside, on the grassier verge She battled through Against the others in her world, and the sleep, and the odds But now everytime that she performed Everybody cried for more Soon all she had to do was step into the light For everyone to start to roar And all the people cried: "You're the one we've waited for!" But time went by It wasn't so easy now, all uphill and not feeling so strong Yes, times were hard Too much thinking about the future and what the people might want And then there was the time that she performed When NOBODY called for more And soon everytime she stepped into the light They really let her know the score But she dreamed of the times when she sang her songs And everybody cried for more When all she had to do was step into the light For everyone to start to roar And all the people cried: "You're the one we've waited for!" |
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There must be some misunderstanding
There must be some kind of mistake I waited in the rain for hours And you were late Now it's not like me to say the right thing But you could've called to let me know I checked your number twice, don't understand it So I went home Well I'd been waiting for this weekend I thought that maybe we could see a show Never dreamed I'd have this feeling Oh but seeing you is believing That's why I don't know why You didn't show up that night There must be some misunderstanding There must be some kind of mistake I was waiting in the rain for hours And you were late Since then I've been running around trying to find you I went to the places that we always go I rang your home but got no answer Jumped in my car, I went round there Still don't believe it He was just leaving There must be some misunderstanding There must be some kind of mistake |
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Stay with me,
My love I hope you'll always be Right here by my side if ever I need you Oh my love In your arms, I feel so safe and so secure Everyday is such a perfect day to spend Alone with you I will follow you will you follow me All the days and nights that we know will be I will stay with you will you stay with me Just one single tear in each passing year With the dark I see so very clearly now All my fears are drifting by me so slowly now Fading away I can say The night is long but you are there Close at hand though I'm better for the smile you give And while I live I will follow you will you follow me All the days and nights that we know will be I will stay with you will you stay with me Just one single tear in each passing year I will follow you will you follow me All the days and nights that we know will be I will stay with you will you stay with me Just one single tear in each passing year |
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Many too many have stood where I stand
Many more will stand here too. But I think what I find strange is The way you built me up Then knocked me down again. The part was fun but now it's over. What can't I just leave the stage? Maybe that's because you securely locked me up Then threw away the key. Oh mama Please would you find the key. Oh pretty mama, Please won't you let me go free. I thought I was lucky I thought that I'd got it made. How could I be so blind? You said goodbye on a corner That I thought led to the straight, You set me on a firmly laid and simple course And then removed the road. Oh mama, Please help me find my way Oh pretty mama. Please lead me through the next day I thought I was lucky I thought that I'd got it made. How could I be so blind? |
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Bored of the life in the city of gold
He'd left and let nobody know. Gone were the towers he had known from a child, Alone with the dream of a life He travelled the wide open road, The blinkered arcade, In search of another to share in his life. Nowhere. Everyone looked so strange to him. They've got no horns and they've got no tail They don't even know of our existence. Am I wrong to believe in a city of gold That lies in the deep distance, he cried And wept as they led him away to a cage 'Beast that can talk' read the sign. The creatures they pushed and they proddes his frame And questioned his story again. But soon they grew bored of their prey Beast that can talk? More like a freak or publicity stunt. Oh No. They've got no horns and they've got no tail They don't even know of our existence. Am I wrong to believe in a city of gold That lies in the deep distance, he cried And broke down the door of the cage and marched on out. He grabbed a creature by the scruff of his neck, pointing out: There, beyond the bounds of your weak imagination Lie the noble towers of my city, bright and gold. Let me take you there and show you a living story Let me show you others such as me Why did I ever leave? They've got no horns and they've got no tail They don't even know of our existence. Am I wrong to believe in a city of gold That lies in the deep distance, he cried And wept. And so we set out with the beast and his horns And his crazy description of home. After many days journey we cam to a peak Where the beast gazed abroad and cried out. We followed his gaze and we thought maybe we saw A spire of gold ~ no, a trick of the eye that's all. But the beast was gone and a voice was heard: They've got no horns and they've got no tail They don't even know of our existence. Am I wrong to believe in a city of gold That lies in the deep distance, he cried Hello friend, welcome home. |
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Bluegirls come in every size
some are wise and some otherwise They've got pretty blue eyes For an hour a man may change For an hour her face looks strange Looks strange, looks strange Marching to the promised land Where the honey flows and takes you by the hand Pulls you down on your knees While you're down a pool appears The face in the water looks up And she shakes her head as if to say That it's the last time you'll look like today Sail away, away Ripples never come back Gone to the other side Sail away, away The face that launched a thousand ships Is sinking fast, that happens you know The water gets below Seems not very long ago Lovelier she was than any that I know Angels never know it's time To close the book and gracefully decline The song has found a tale My, what a jealous pool is she The face in the water looks up And she shakes her head as if to say That the bluegirls have all gone away Sail away, away Ripples never come back Gone to the other side Look into the pool Ripples never come back Dive to the bottom and go to the top To see where they have gone Oh, they've gone to the other side |
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The streets were deserted though the police were alerted,
They considered the phone call a hoax. Furtively glancing then jauntily prancing The youth caught the guards unaware. Slipping between them he ought to have seen then The eyes and their owner so near. With torch shining bright he strode on in the night Till he came to the room with the safe. "Hello son, I hope you're having fun." "You've got it wrong Sir, I'm only the cleaner." With that he fired, the other saying as he died, "You've done me wrong," it's the same old song forever. Robbery, assault and battery, The felon and his felony. Robbery, assault and battery, The felon and his felony. He picked up the diamonds and bundles of fivers He pushed them well down in his sack. But the alarm had been sounded, he was completely surrounded But he had some more tricks up his sleeve. "Come outside with your hands held high." "You'll not get me alive Sir, I promise you that Sir. With that he fired, the other saying as he died "You've done me wrong," it's the same old song forever. Robbery, assault and battery, The felon and his felony. Robbery, assault and battery, The felon and his felony. "He's leaving via the roof, the bastard's got away. God always fights on the side of the bad man. Bad man. Bad man" "I've got clean away but I'll be back some day, Just the combination will have changed. Some day they'll catch me, to a chain they'll attach me, But until that day I'll ride the old crime wave. If they try to hold me for trial I'll stay out of gaol by paying my bail And after I'll go to the court of appeal saying "You've done me wrong," it's the same old song forever." Done me wrong - same old song - done me wrong Done me wrong - same old song - done me wrong Done me wrong - same old song - done me wrong |
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You say that I put chains on you
But I don't think that's really true But if you want to be free from me You gotta lose me in another world Send me to the Congo I'm free to leave There's always somewhere anybody can lead Send me to the Congo you have to believe You can do it if you wanna just do what you please Like a soldier ant I will wait for the signal to act To take a walk right through the door If you don't want me here any more Send me to the Congo I'm free to leave There's always somewhere anybody can lead Send me to the Congo you have to believe You can do it if you wanna just do what you please Into my heart you came And gave a whole new meaning to my life Into my world you brought a light I thought it never would go out Send me to the Congo I'm free to leave There's always somewhere anybody can lead Send me to the Congo you have to believe You can do it if you wanna just do what you please You can send me to the Congo I'm free to leave There's always somewhere anybody can lead Yes you can send me to the Congo, you have to believe You can do it if you wanna just do what you please I would never be the one to say you had no reason To want me somewhere else far far away But someday you may understand, someday you will see That someone who would die for you is all I've ever been Congo the Congo, if that's how it's got to be Congo the Congo, if that's what you want from me I would never be the one to say you had no reason To want me somewhere else far far away Someday you may understand someday you will see |
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I′m a million miles from anywhere, where can I be
Somewhere out on the ocean Just take a look out on the horizon, what can you see There′s nothing there for me I feel shipwrecked, I might as well be shipwrecked I′m helpless and alone drifting out to sea I can′t believe what you said to me Even standing on the corner of a busy city street I still feel so lonely Why do you say you want to be with me But the next day say you don′t I′m shipwrecked, I might as well be shipwrecked I′m helpless and alone drifting out to sea I can′t believe what you said to me Without you I feel shipwrecked But I can′t let it show A million miles away from anywhere, ooh, ooh, ohh Is it my imagination Or is it getting darker, are the waves getting higher I′m a million miles from anywhere A million miles from anything I know You know that′s why I′m shipwrecked I might as well be shipwrecked I′m helpless and alone drifting out to sea I can′t believe what you said to me You know that′s why I′m shipwrecked, shipwrecked Losing my direction Please come and rescue me (shipwrecked) Shipwrecked Shipwrecked Shipwrecked Shipwrecked |
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A little piece of something
Falling gently down down down No one understands you like I do I′d rather be beside you Everything we know so well Tell me what you feel now Show me what you think of it It′s not about us anymore It′s all about the reasons That we think we′re fighting for It′s not about hate It′s not about pain we always feel I know we have our problems But we′re not the only ones It′s not about you it′s not about me It′s not about anger It′s more about the loneliness we feel How can I begin to Ask for some forgiveness For all that we have taken There′s nothing left now Just a little piece of something Falling gently down down down No one understands you no no Like I do There′s nothing left now It′s not about us anymore It′s all about the reasons That we think we′re fighting for It′s not about hate It′s not about pain we always feel I know we have our problems But we′re not the only ones It′s not about you it′s not about me It′s not about anger It′s more about the loneliness we feel It′s not about us It′s not about hate It′s more about the loneliness we feel, can you feel it It′s not about anger It′s not about wanting I know we have our problems But we′re not the only ones, we′re not the only ones It′s not about you, it′s not about me |
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There is lambswool under my naked feet,
The wool is soft and warm, - 'Gives off some kind of heat. A salamander scurries into flame to be destroyed. Imaginary creatures are trapped in birth on celluloid. The fleas cling to the golden fleece, Hoping they'll find peace. Each thought and gesture are caught in celluloid. There's no hiding in my memory. There's no room to avoid. The crawlers cover the floor in the red ochre corridor. For my second sight of people, they've more lifeblood than before. They're moving in time to a heavy wooden door, Where the needle's eye is winking, closing on the poor. The carpet crawlers heed their callers; "We've got to get in to get out We've got to get in to get out We've got to get in to get out." There's only one direction in the faces that I see; It's upward to the ceiling, where the chamber's said to be. Like the forest fight for sunlight, that takes root in every tree, There are pulled up by the magnet, believeing they're free. The carpet crawlers heed their callers; "We've got to get in to get out We've got to get in to get out We've got to get in to get out." Mild mannered supermen are held in kryptonite, And the wise and foolish virgins giggle with their bodies glowing bright. Through the door a harvest feast is lit by candlelight; It's the bottom of a staircase that spirals out of sight. The carpet crawlers heed their callers; "We've got to get in to get out We've got to get in to get out We've got to get in to get out." The porcelain mannikin with shattered skin fears attack. The eager pack lit up their pitchers - they carry all they lack. The liquid has congealed, which has seeped out through the crack. And the tickler takes his sticleback. The carpet crawlers heed their callers; "We've got to get in to get out We've got to get in to get out We've got to get in to get out." |
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